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The management “niche” An n-dimensional hypervolume bounded by the limits of tolerance to science, law, and policy considerations (with apologies to G. Evelyn Hutchinson) 4

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Influencing policy 5 We can be wrong: Interesting to scientists, death to policy making We disagree: Challenge and debate are essential to good science; lack of consensus confuses policy making We are uncertain: Nature of the beast, but difficult to accommodate in policymaking

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Policy considerations: Correct diagnosis of the problem? What level of confidence? Appropriate remedies Risk structure: How are the risks and benefits distributed? Does the evidence indicate that a change in policy is warranted or prudent? Review Framework 9